Papa John’s raises the bar with premium pork toppings
Any way you slice it, pork is proving that “Better ingredients. Better pizza” is more than a slogan at Papa John’s restaurants.
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Pork Checkoff helping consumers beat the winter 'blahs'
Roasts, casseroles and slow-cooker dishes define cold-weather comfort food, and a new retail promotion is encouraging consumers to satisfy all their comfort food cravings with pork.
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Rising beef and pork prices will impact restaurant purchases
Higher prices for beef and pork are having an impact on consumer purchasing patterns at restaurants, according to the "2013 Center of the Plate: Beef & Pork Consumer Trend Report."
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Americans spend less on food
The portion of household income American consumers spend on food is the smallest of any other nation and has continued to shrink over the last 30 years, according to a graphic from Businessweek.com.
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Vilsack says inspector layoffs mean meat shortages
Americans should expect to experience spotty shortages of meat due to furloughs of food inspectors caused by federal budget cuts, but the government will stagger the layoffs to minimize the impact, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said this week
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Meat consumption drops as prices rise
U.S. meat consumption is down, and beef consumption in particular has lost ground, according to the 2013 “Power of Meat” study. Price is a key reason for the decline as beef prices have climbed through a period of tight consumer budgets, but other factors also are involved.
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Independent grocers rely on butchers to increase meat sales
Panelists of the National Grocers Association Show have found a knowledgeable butcher can build a strong relationship with shoppers, encouraging repeat business.
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Meat survey: Consumers picking convenience over price
Today’s consumers are growing increasingly interested in convenience-based meat, a trend that shows value-priced meats becoming less of a priority.
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Red meat helps bridge nutrition gap
According to a new study, red meat helps cover the nutritional gap left as a result of inadequate intake of vitamins and minerals.
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GAO: U.S. risks financial exposure from climate change
The U.S. government is at high risk of financial exposure from climate change, the Government Accountability Office said on Thursday, two days after President Barack Obama vowed to tackle the issue with or without Congress' help.
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Commentary: Putting food prices in perspective
Drought has caused many across our nation to worry about the future of food prices. While we can’t predict the market, we can count on farmers and ranchers to keep food prices low through improved efficiency and technology.
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- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Hormel Foods profit declines as costs pinch
- Livestock Slaughter: Pork production up 5 percent from April 2012
